问题:
[单选] Our __ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.A . sensible
B . senseless
C . sensitive
D . sensory
参考答案:D
参考解析:
【答案】D。解析:考查形容词辨析。句意为“我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。到60岁的时候,多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力”。sensible意为“明智的,合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉的,不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感觉的,传递感觉的”。根据语境可知D项正确。